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Observational studyNutrients2024

Course of Vitamin D Levels in Newly Diagnosed Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients over One Year with Quarterly Controls and Substitution.

Cosima Zemlin, Laura Altmayer, Marina Lang, Julia Theresa Schleicher, Caroline Stuhlert, Carolin Wörmann, Laura-Sophie Scherer, Ida Clara Thul, Lisanne Sophie Spenner, Jana Alisa Simon and 9 more

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Observational study in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Cosima ZemlinDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Laura AltmayerDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Marina LangDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Julia Theresa SchleicherDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8407-1903
Caroline StuhlertDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Carolin WörmannDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Laura-Sophie SchererDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Ida Clara ThulDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Lisanne Sophie SpennerDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Jana Alisa SimonDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Alina WindDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Elisabeth KaiserDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1771-8479
Regine WeberDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7620-2432
Sybelle Goedicke-FritzDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1005-4873
Gudrun WagenpfeilInstitute for Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics (IMBEI), Saarland University, Campus Homburg, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Michael ZemlinDepartment of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9528-7419
Erich-Franz SolomayerDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Jörg ReichrathDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9254-6953
Carolin MüllerDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3488-5073
Saarland University · DECleveland Clinic · US

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft MU 4812/2-1:2grant from the federal state of Saarland W/2 - LFFP 21/13
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Vitamin D levels in patients remain inadequately understood, with research yielding inconsistent findings. Breast cancer patients, particularly due to oncological therapies, face an increased risk of osteopenia, which can be exacerbated by a vitamin D deficiency. (2) Methods: The prospective observational "BEGYN-1" study assessed serum 25(OH)D levels at baseline and quarterly thereafter. Clinical, pathological, nutritional, vitamin supplementation, and lifestyle data were recorded. (3) Results: Before treatment, 68.5% of patients were vitamin D deficient (<30 ng/mL), with 4.6% experiencing severe deficiency (<10 ng/mL). The median baseline 25(OH)D levels were 24 ng/mL (range: 4.8 to 64.7 ng/mL). Throughout the study, the median vitamin D levels increased to 48 ng/mL (range: 22.0 to 76.7 ng/mL). Before diagnosis, 16.7% received vitamin D substitution, and 97.8% received vitamin D substitution throughout the year with a median weekly dose of 20,000 IU. It took at least three quarterly assessments for 95% of patients to reach the normal range. A multiple GEE analysis identified associations between 25(OH)D levels and supplementation, season, age, VLDL, magnesium levels, and endocrine therapy. (4) Conclusions: Physicians should monitor 25(OH)D levels before, during, and after oncological therapy to prevent vitamin D deficiency and to adjust substitution individually. While variables such as seasons, age, VLDL, magnesium, diet, and oncological interventions affect 25(OH)D levels, supplementation has the greatest impact.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsVitamin D DeficiencyDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansMagnesiumVitamin DVitaminsMagnesiumVitamin DVitaminsantitumoral therapybreast cancercomplementary medicinenutritionvitamin D

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PMID38542765
PMCPMC10975236
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